The Production Code office objected to a G-string being the murder weapon and that the "Pickle Persuader" routine was potentially objectionable. Both stayed in the film.
The characters of Biff Brannigan and Gee Gee Graham were based on Rags Ragland (who was Gypsy Rose Lee's boyfriend) and Georgia Sothern (who was Lee's closest friend in burlesque).
Although it's pretty obvious, the broken-down bathroom fixture discussed by the members of the troupe is none other than a toilet. The Production Code wouldn't allow the offending word to be uttered or shown, and when the replacement arrives, it's a bathroom sink.
It is commonly assumed that Craig Rice, mystery writer from the 1940s and roommate of Gypsy Rose Lee, ghost-wrote "The G-String Murders" for her; however, this has been disputed both on stylistic grounds and on the evidence of manuscripts.
This film was a success at the box office, earning a profit of $650,000 (about $11.9M in 2025) according to studio records.